We have two kittens - 4 mos old now, who were found along the road. I’d like to keep them inside because of the risks outdoors. Neighbor cats are mean and we have coyotes. Somehow our last cat managed it all but did die at 10 and the vet felt possible fungus related lung disease from being an outdoor cat.
We have a huge cat tree and lots of big windows with ledges, all sorts of cat toys and no declaw. My DH feels it is sensory deprivation to keep them inside and we should let them out and slowly introduce. But you know where this goes. They’ll start darting out. The outdoors is a smorgasbord of sounds, smells, stimuli. It’s much more fun out there…until it isn’t.